Re: Trying to understand IPv6

You assign /64, i.e. you treat it as used in your
documentation/inventory, but actually use /127 mask when configuring.

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Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar> wrote:
> Ah... uh ?
> What do you mean /64 for the subnet but /127 mask ? Where do you use the
> /127 ? Where the /64 ?
>
> -Carlos
>
> Marko Milivojevic @ 24/10/2012 15:17 -0300 dixit:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:46 AM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmm, I've never seen anything between a /64 and a /128.
>>
>>
>> /127 is common on point-to-point links. General best-practice is to
>> assign /64 subnet for the link, but use /127 mask.
>>
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>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>
>
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> Carlos G Mendioroz  <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>  LW7 EQI  Argentina
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